As the cotton crisis moved towards a general look out, employers met the Spinners and Weavers Union in Manchester.

Held behind closed doors the employers federation explained why they had to reject the demands for wages increases. A commentator wrote that Lancashire in the midst of its greatest war in history did nipot desire to be tarred with the shame of not being able to adjust her trade differences without having to resort to stoppages. 

The government would eventually intervene in the dispute requesting that the wages question be refered to the committee of production, the body set up under war regulations to deal with labour problems. 

 A large number of gassed soldiers were admitted to the Whitworth street hospital that week, some from the Dardanelles campaign which was dominating the news.

The East Lancashire Territorials were said to be distinguishing themselves there, as official news reported substantial advances in the campaign with 500 yards gained across a front of nearly three miles.

Amongst the casualties reported at Gallipoli that week were an assistant Manchester Grammar School who died of his wounds.L. NV Holden was a former pupil who had studied at Cambridge and was in charge of a junior form at the school where he studied history. Other deaths on the peninsular reported that week included Sapper James Hulme of Hulme who was serving with the Royal engineers and Bandsman William Harrop of Chatham Street Bradford. 

Col George Hayes commander of the Eighth Ardwick Battalion, Captain Lings,  a Manchester solicitor and Captain Rose of Cheadle. Col Hayes was a patent officer with offices in Deansgate Arcade. He had served in the Boer War.
It was reported that up to third three per cent of potential Manchester recruits were being rejected for service through physical inability.Though not as high as figures during the Boer War, given that the restrictions had been relaxed, it was still high. 

The principle reasons were defective eyesight, varicose veins under developed chests , hernia,defective teeth,deformed toes, flat feet deafness and spinal curvature.  

Thirteen defendants were in court charged with rioting during the Anti German demonstrations in Openshaw in the middle of May.The premises of a pork butcher Leonard Lambert were broken into, looted and set on fire.The court heard that the defendants used boards as battering rams to get into the shop.Naerly half the defendants were discharged and the others fined after they returned the property stolen 

The Manchester parks committee announced plans to arrange for children from the poorer parts of the city to enjoy a day out in Manchester park during the summer holidays. 

A women was found battered to death in a house in Salford, the premises formerly a beer house had been converted into six lodging flats .The women was identified as Margaret Hannom of Oldham who was found covered by a blanket after neighbours heard a violent argument.The police put out an notice searching for a thirty four year old bricklayers labourer Andrew Moran.

A member of the ancient Cheshire family, the Leghs of Lyme was appointed Paymaster General. Lord Newton whose home was Lyme Park had been an MP for Newton le willows for 13 years  

The coroners court recorded a verdict of accidental death on an eighteen year old women who attempted to get on a Manchester bound train at Flixton and fell between the platform and the train after catching her skirt while it concluded that the death of an fifty eight year old painter frrom Collyhurst had been accelerated by lead poisoning.

Charles Welch had worked for twenty years in the paint shop of the Leeds and Yorkshire railway co at Newton Heath.

Summer was on the way as the first English strawberries arrived at Smithfield market. They were said reports not the largest seen but their arrival is always seen with interest as the fruit is distinctive proof of summer being with us. 

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